Tina Cicchetti is a lawyer in the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group whose practice focuses on arbitration with developed skills in both domestic and international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration. She has been involved in a number of arbitrations either as sole arbitrator, counsel or tribunal secretary in a wide range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder disputes, construction and distribution agreements. Tina has experience with cases under the ICC, AAA, ICDR, JCAA, Swiss, LCIA, UNCITRAL and BCICAC Rules. She routinely advises clients on the drafting of arbitration clauses and strategic options available in commercial and investment arbitration.
Tina is currently an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, where she co-teaches a seminar on international commercial disputes. Tina is the President of the Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP), a member of the Western Canada Arbitrators Round Table (WCART), a member of the Regional Coordinating Committee of the North American Chapter of ICC's YAF and a member of the International Arbitration Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (ICC Canada). Prior to joining the firm, Tina clerked at the BC Court of Appeal.
Membership/Affiliations
- Adjunct Professor, International Commercial Disputes, Faculty of Law, The University of British Columbia (2003 - present)
- Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
- Regional Coordinating Committee of the North American Chapter of ICC YAF
- International Arbitration Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (ICC Canada)
- Western Canada Arbitrators Round Table (WCART)
- ICDR's Young and International
- Canadian Bar Association